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Convert Centimeter to Kilometer (cm to km)

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Centimeter (abbreviation: cm): is a unit of length in the SI metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the prefix for a factor of 1/100. The centimetre was the base unit of length in the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units.

Kilometer (abbreviation: km): is a unit of length in the SI metric system, equal to one thousand metres (kilo- being the prefix for 1000). It is now the measurement unit used officially for expressing distances between geographical places on land in most of the world countries.

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How to Convert Centimeters to Kilometers

Example: How many kilometers are equivalent to 15.79 centimeters?

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1 centimeters = 1.0E-5 kilometers

15.79 centimeters = Y kilometers

Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;

Y equals 15.79 times 1.0E-5 over 1

(i.e.) Y = 15.79 * 1.0E-5 / 1 = 0.0001579 kilometers

Answer is: 0.0001579 kilometers are equivalent to 15.79 centimeters.

Practice Question: Convert the following units into km:

N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.

( i ) 46.81 cm

( ii ) 28.57 cm

( iii ) 4.54 cm

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